Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-16
Mrs. Geo. Smith is convalescing.

oysters served at all hours at G. Nj.
Scott's.
We sell the best % cent WOODEN sock
to be had, at T.. l.. Stark's.
Largest line Of Christmas Cards ever
displayed in this county at Webb's.
Elon Meyer and II. j. Lathrop went
north on Thursday in search of land.
Don't buy your Christmas until you
see DR.. Weayer's best stock by all odds.
j. V. Drew is very sick with typhoid
pneumonia. DR.. Yerington in atten-
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Parr, of Rochester
n. Y, are visiting their sister, Mrs
y. Glow.
Three Rivers has a gambling den
which is kept up by the young men of
the town.
Parties wishing visiting cards will do
well to call at this Office and examine
our new and elegant line.
WANTED.-To contract for $50 cord
of green body hard wood foot in length
must be sawed. a. YERINGToN,
have for sale three improved farms
that will sell very cheap and on easy
terms. Call and get my price.
j. l.. MILLER.
The conviction of Herr Most serves
notice on the sons of anarchy that the
great American tiger cat has finally
elevated its vertebr9. There is to be
no more nonsense.-NewY York World
Call on f. =. Shaffer Matchmaker
and Jeweler for watches, clocks, jewel
cry and silverware. Particular atten-
tion paid to repairing and engraving.
Electro plating speciality.
a London dispatch says the price Of
Scotch pig iron is rising in view Of pres
ident Cleyeland's message. The iron
men allege that the policy will create a
demand for foreign iron to the detri-
ment Of home interest.
The NJ. E. Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Rowel in the Adams block
on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 2l. \
good attendance is desired in order to
prepare things for the Christmas tree.
Please come young and old and lend q
helping hand.
Rev. r. T. Lynd, of Alma college
will, hereafter, and until permanent
pastor is secured, conduct the services
at the Presbyterian church. Next
Sunday there will be services both
morning and evening, The evening
meeting will be an Evangelistic one.
Mt. Pleasant Enterprise.
List of letters remaining uncalled foI
at the Alma Post Office for the month
ending Dec. 10. 1857; Gentlemen
c. ID. Ford Mr.. T. NJ. Ofeld, Mr. j. b
Temple, Lewis Whitehead Ladies
Miss Eva Brown, Miss Ida French
Mrs. Orme. Persons calling for the
above please say advertised
ID. Ely, i. NJ.
We are sole agents for the Love But
ton Hole and Sewing Machine. In ad
dition to doing any kind of work posi-
BILE on any other machine, makes per
feet Button-IIoles on any kind of goods
Oyerseams, and sews with two needle,
at one operation, making two rows o.
stitching either zigzag OF straight. Cal
and examine them and be convinced
that they are superior to other machin
es. MILLER Bros
The combined committees of tn,
Alma chapter No. pa f. & \ NJ, anC
Alma chapter No. 43 O. +. s.. met al
their hall on Monday eve, Dec. IL, fol
the purpose Of making arrangement.
for their first semi-annual entertain,
ment. The committee have concluded
to hold their first semi-annual enter
tainment on the 9th of December (be
ing masonic festival The program
of the day will be public installation OF
officers by Chauncy Waterbury, OF
Ionia, at 90 p IN. sharp. After the
installation box social at the banquet
rooms \ cordial invitation is extend
cd to all
An Alma correspondent. under date
of November 2l, writes of the horses
owned at that thriving town. The fol.
lowing good ones are mentioned. Dia.
mond, Joe. standard bred and regis.
tered stallion. No. 1916. owned 10y VIM
Sloan. lie is by Ericsson, 1870, son OF
Mambrno Chief. III; dam by Alexan.
der's Abdallah. 10; second dam by Wag-
ner: third dam 10y Modoc. lie is close
ly related in blood to the great stallion
Phallas (2I3D. the latter being sired by
Dictator, by lIambletonian; dam by
Clark Chief, 10y Mambrino Chief: sec.
ond dam by Ericsson. The dam of Jer.
ome Eddy ,2:l6ll Fanny Mapes is by
/ AleXander'S Abdallah and the preai